CV

Education

2010: PhD, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen

2006: Cand. techn. al., MSc in Food Science and Technology/Dairy Science and Technology (dansk: Mejeriingeniør), The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University

Employments

2017 –            Associate professor (Ingredients and Dairy Technology, Dept. of Food Science)

2015 – 2017    Assistant professor (Ingredients and Dairy Technology, Dept. of Food Science)

2012 – 2015    Post doc (Dairy, meat and plant product technology, Dept. of Food Science)

2010 – 2012    Post doc (Food Chemistry, Dept. of Food Science)

2006 – 2010    PhD student (Dairy Technology, Dept. of Food Science)

2006 – 2006    Research assistant (5 months)

Courses

2012 – 2013 Adjunktpædagogikum (Teacher Development Course for Assistant Professors and Postdocs)

2014 Powder Technology in Pharma, Food, Chemistry and Metallurgy, Lund University

2016 Project Management for researchers, module 1-3, University of Copenhagen, provided by Attractor Kurser

2017 – 2018 Career, Women and UCPH, Development course for female researchers at UCPH, University of Copenhagen

Short presentation

My research is primarily dealing with dairy products and the relations between composition, processing, product properties and functionality. The main aim of my research is therefore to contribute to a better understanding of how certain product properties and functionality are obtained, which could lead to development of new processing methods for safe products of high functional and nutritional quality.

Topics

• Emulsion stabilisation and stability
• Cheese functionality (protein breakdown during maturation and melting)
• Rheology and texture analysis
• Coagulation properties of milk (rennet and acid)
• Effects of changes in processing parameters

Current research

“Use of the natural meltability and emulsification potential of cheeses as substitution for additives” funded through the GUDP programme.

The project aims at facilitating the removal of emulsifying salts in melted cheese emulsions intended for spray drying into cheese powder by understanding the factors governing cheese meltability and stability of emulsions based on melted cheese.

The project is done in close collaboration with the cheese powder producer Lactosan A/S.

Previous/other research activities

“Redox-communication in the digestive tract. Influence of probiotics and natural antioxidants in relation to the impact of bioactive food on human health.”
My primary focus in the project was investigations of the role of reactive oxygen species/radicals in the communication and interactions between probiotic bacteria, other bacteria and natural antioxidants.

“Instant infusion pasteurization for heat treatment of milk – Physical-chemical and functional properties” (PhD project).
The main focus of the project was to characterize the application of instant infusion technology for pasteurization of milk. Physical-chemical changes appearing in the milk and changes in functional properties of the milk were measured and compared to standard pasteurization treatments.

Teaching

• Coordinator/course responsible for “Dairy Internship” (2014 – present)
• Course responsible for “Dairy Processes and Equipment” (2015 – present)
• Lecturer in “Råvarekvalitet” (2008 – 2009, 2015 – present)
• Lecturer in “Dairy Processes and Equipment” (2007 – 2009, 2012 – present)
• Supervisor for master and bachelor students (2010 – present)
• Coordinator of laboratory experiments for Danish high school students (Studieretningsprojekt (SRP), 2010 – 2011)